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"But that's okay."
He turned his gaze back to the scene of Zhou Ye and the others leaving.
"The data is insufficient; more observation samples are needed."
"The reason we let that policewoman (Jill) go earlier was to let her attract more interesting test subjects."
Tired, he looked at Wesker.
“It seems that the effect is good now.”
“Umbrella needs this combat data, doesn’t it?”
"I need it too."
Wesker's sunglasses reflected the light from the screen, concealing his true expression.
Umbrella's data?
He sneered inwardly.
All of this data will eventually become his leverage to switch jobs to HCF (his rival company).
Umbrella was merely a temporary springboard and resource base for him.
As for this inhuman "ghost" in front of us?
Cooperation is based on interests.
Currently, their goals partially overlap.
This is enough.
"T-102 is ready."
Wesker switched to a different monitoring screen.
The screen displayed a huge culture tank, in which a vaguely outlined humanoid creature with bulging muscles was submerged, exuding a strong sense of oppression.
"Its performance testing requires a stronger competitor."
"Hopefully these people can provide enough pressure."
Lei looked at the T-102, also known as the Tyrant, on the screen and nodded.
"Biological weapons... and our 'ghosts' follow a different evolutionary path. T-102 contains the Spider Ghost's abilities; we can test it out later. It's a pity it's nighttime now, not the morning when the sun rises."
He suddenly turned to Wesker.
"Wesker."
The tone of his tired voice was flat, as if he were stating a fact.
Are you interested in joining us?
"To become a 'ghost' is to gain eternal life and power beyond that of mortals."
The monitoring room fell silent, with only the low hum of the instruments.
Wesker pushed up his sunglasses, a barely perceptible smile curving his lips.
"Thank you for your invitation, Mr. Lei."
His voice remained steady.
"Immortality and power are indeed very tempting."
"But I need time to think about it."
Lei looked at Wesker, his bloodshot eyes devoid of any emotion.
"Ah."
He let out a soft, ambiguous laugh.
"I'm in no hurry."
"You have plenty of time to witness our 'superiority'."
Tired, I turned my gaze back to the screen.
"Let them struggle a little longer."
“Look at these humans, what kind of ‘potential’ they can unleash in despair.”
Wesker didn't say anything more, his fingers moving across the console, pointing a camera at the next area Zhou Ye and the others were about to enter.
the other side.
Zhou Ye and the others followed behind the mechanical dog, but suddenly, he stopped abruptly.
An indescribable, non-physical sense of oppression enveloped him.
It wasn't heat, it wasn't sound, it was more like an invisible gaze was focused on them.
The spatial awareness brought by the [Fragment of the Herrscher of the Void] is sounding an alarm.
He subconsciously raised the [Heat Source Detector] again, and the mechanical dog scanned the surroundings in the same way.
The screen was completely blank, with no red dots displayed.
It is not a living organism.
So……
"We are being monitored."
Zhou Ye spoke, his voice not loud, but clearly reaching everyone's ears.
He raised his hand and pointed to an inconspicuous shadow in the corner of the ceiling.
“There, and high up on that wall, I saw hidden cameras pointed at us.”
Gilles, Nami, and Saeko Busujima tensed up simultaneously.
Being monitored?
In this godforsaken place?
Jill immediately looked up and carefully searched in the direction Zhou Ye pointed. Her professional instincts made her extremely averse to this kind of spying.
"Damn it!"
She cursed under her breath and quickly located the first miniature camera hidden behind the vent grille.
"Can the surveillance cameras be destroyed?"
Jill continued searching for other possible surveillance points while asking questions urgently.
"It's not a pleasant feeling to be constantly stared at!"
"Yes, yes."
Zhou Ye answered.
"But I don't think it's necessary."
"what?"
Nami turned to look at him, her brows furrowed, and asked with a hint of doubt:
"Not destroy? Do you want others to watch a live broadcast? To see us get chased and fleeing for our lives by zombies or some other monsters?"
Zhou Ye then comforted him:
"The people monitoring us are probably Umbrella or those 'ghosts' in this mansion. We are now in the dark while they are in the light, and the initiative is in their hands."
“By destroying a few cameras, they can quickly pinpoint our location through other means.”
"For example, with spider ghosts, we can't possibly keep an eye on the eaves and rooftops all the time."
"Then what do you mean?"
Jill stopped searching and looked at Zhou Ye.
"Since we can't completely get rid of surveillance, we might as well make use of it."
Zhou Ye shared his thoughts. "We can show them... what they want to see."
"use?"
Nami repeated herself, seemingly grasping the key point of Zhou Ye's words, but her expression remained suspicious.
"How do you plan to use this? Put on a show for them?"
"Acting?" she scoffed.
"My dear captain, have you been watching too much anime? Trying to outsmart us in a place like this? What if we mess things up? Our lives aren't like game save points where you can reload indefinitely!"
"I'm not kidding."
Zhou Ye's expression was serious.
"Think about it, if they think we are weak, or that we are heading towards a trap they have set, wouldn't they lower their guard? Wouldn't they reveal more information?"
“That’s too risky!” Jill immediately objected. “Our every move is under their watchful eyes! Any plan could be exposed! That’s tantamount to handing over the initiative completely!”
As a police officer, she was used to being in control of the situation, and this strategy of being passively attacked and having to cooperate with the performance made her feel extremely uneasy.
"Do not."
Zhou Ye shook his head and denied it:
"The initiative has never been in our hands. From the moment we stepped into this mansion, we may have already fallen into some huge chessboard."
"Instead of blindly stumbling around and passively triggering traps, it's better to try to influence the players."
He paused and continued:
“We can deliberately expose some ‘weaknesses’ or show the wrong direction of travel to induce them to make wrong judgments.”
"For example, let them think that we are short of ammunition or that there are internal conflicts."
Zhou Ye glanced at Nami and Gil.
Nami pursed her lips and didn't say anything, but she was clearly not satisfied with this example of "internal conflict".
Jill frowned; she was quickly weighing the pros and cons.